Browsing: Tactics

1) Fellaini has got to go He just isn’t a Manchester United player and he never should have been. He should not be starting games and certainly not as a holding midfielder. His one strength is being a nuisance to…

Follow David: @DavidGee26 Manchester United arrived at Anfield on the back of a poor run of results and desperately in need of confidence. It was far from a vintage display but Louis van Gaal maintained his good record against the…

Follow David: @DavidGee26 A hugely disappointing afternoon at the Liberty Stadium came after the optimism of United’s return to Europe’s top table in mid-week. Once again the Reds started brightly but failed to capitalise in the opening 20 minutes. Juan…

By David Gee (@DavidGee26) Manchester United arrived at Stamford Bridge in great form and hopeful of continuing their winning run. Chelsea have been far from convincing in recent weeks but, typical of themselves and their manager, they executed a game-plan…

By Alan Brennan 1) Magic Mata Having been left out of the side for much of the new year, Juan Mata has responded in the best possible fashion with his showings over the past couple of games. Mata had been…

By David Gee (@DavidGee26) Apprehension was rife before kick-off with the Reds in no great form and an ominous test against a decent Spurs side awaiting in a crucial game in the fight for Champions League qualification. After a nervy…

By David Gee (@DavidGee26) Manchester United suffered only their second defeat in 20 games despite having taken the lead through a well-worked and well-taken goal finished with aplomb by Ander Herrera. No sooner had the Reds taken the lead, however,…

By Alan Brennan 1) Poor defensive organisation Coming into the game it was evident that one of the biggest threats West Ham posed was from set pieces, however we looked disorganised in our set up throughout and struggled to deal…